A
relatively new release as a seed, this fat, sticky hash-makers’ plant
has long been prized for its sparkling coating of resin glands and
syrupy sweet citrus bouquet. Maple Leaf Indica is bred from precious,
vintage Afghanica gene-stock – parent plants that have formed part of
several important Sensi Seeds hybrids and which represent one of the
surviving strains behind original Mazar-i-Sharif hashish.
The
direct forebears of Maple Leaf Indica were brought out of Afghanistan
just before the Soviet invasion and older smokers lucky enough to have
visited the region in its peaceful era may find this variety to be a
taste – and a blast – from the past. Some of the earliest western
references to the Maple Leaf parent strain describe both the plant and
the hashish produced from it as “renowned throughout the Hindu Kush and
the whole of the Middle East as the best there is.”
Even by
the high standards of the region, Mazar-i-Sharif is a celebrated centre
of cannabis and hashish culture, and prior to the Eighties its
reputation was greater still. Situated just inside Afghanistan’s
northern border, the town’s proximity to the territory of the former
USSR made it one of the very first areas to be affected by the
invasion. This threat was perhaps the only reason that the traditional
cultivators of the Maple Leaf parent strain allowed it to leave their
possession, and the collector who received the original seeds made it a
personal mission to preserve this unique Indica.
The exodus of
sublime Afghani genotypes during that period changed the face of ganja
cultivation around the world and western growers have literally reaped
the benefits ever since. Maple Leaf represents one of the finest
Afghanica varieties ever seen outside the region, back-crossed to
express the purity of her ancestors. This strain quickly and easily
produces solid buds that drip with crystal and sugary orange-grapefruit
flavours. While not the biggest-yielding Afghani in the Sensi
collection, Maple Leaf Indica tops the list for resin production and
has always been one of our personal favourites.
A
relatively new release as a seed, this fat, sticky hash-makers’ plant
has long been prized for its sparkling coating of resin glands and
syrupy sweet citrus bouquet. Maple Leaf Indica is bred from precious,
vintage Afghanica gene-stock – parent plants that have formed part of
several important Sensi Seeds hybrids and which represent one of the
surviving strains behind original Mazar-i-Sharif hashish. 
